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2021 has been the year of Kiwi-bred gelding I’m Thunderstruck, who showed his class and trademark fight when winning the A$7.5 million Golden Eagle (1500m) at Rosehill on Saturday, reports racingnews.co.nz. The son of Shocking (Street Cry) stepped out on raceday for the first time when winning a maiden at Caulfield in January and under the tutelage of Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr has gone about plundering riches in his nine starts this year, with prizemoney earnings now surpassing A$5 million. With six wins and two placings to his credit, including a last-start triumph in the Gr.1 Toorak Handicap (1600m), I’m Thunderstruck again had to bullock his way into the clear under Hugh Bowman to prevail in the lucrative Sydney 4YO feature. “He always has to fight doesn’t he? He would have won by further and cleaner and easier if he had had a nice run in the race but he always had to fight his way out and then finish off,” co-trainer Mick Price said. The win continued the successful season for Rich Hill Stud stallion Shocking, who is now ensconced in the top five on the Australian General Sires’ List.
